Piano sonatas, KV 310 & 457

Album by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart & Alfred Brendel

Piano sonatas K. 310 and K. 457 are piano sonatas by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, composed in 1778 and 1784 respectively. They exemplify Mozart's mature Classical style, combining minor-key intensity and lyrical passagework within concise sonata structures and reflecting a shift in his keyboard writing toward more dramatic harmonic language during his middle period.

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  1. 1.
    Sonata in A minor, KV 310: I. Allegro maestoso
    9:38
  2. 2.
    Sonata in A minor, KV 310: II. Andante cantabile con espressione
    9:22
  3. 3.
    Sonata in A minor, KV 310: III. Presto
    3:30
  4. 4.
    Sonata in C minor, KV 457: I. Molto allegro
    8:37
  5. 5.
    Sonata in C minor, KV 457: II. Adagio
    8:35
  6. 6.
    Sonata in C minor, KV 457: III. Allegro assai
    4:26

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